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Newcastle United v FC Barcelona : Champions League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Tue 10th Mar, 00:00 BST, St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

the St. James' Park is the stage on Tuesday morning, as Eddie Howe's Newcastle United are visited by Hans-Dieter Flick's FC Barcelona in the Champions League. You'll find statistics supporting our top of both teams to score below, but don't forget to explore 16 other betting markets we cover too. Each has been designed to deliver as full a picture as possible, with Champions League performances and head-to-heads included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from one of the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Studying our match predictions, bookmakers' odds and relevant statistics, there's one market which catches the eye for this meeting: both teams to score. In Newcastle and Barcelona we have two sides going head-to-head that regularly score, but equally have trouble shutting the opposition out, and we expect them to prove that on Tuesday morning. BTTS – yes best odds: 1.44.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Newcastle
36%
2.702.70
Draw
23%
3.603.70
Barcelona
41%
2.402.40
Draw 1-1
10%
7.507.50
Barcelona 2-1
8%
10.009.00
Newcastle 2-1
8%
11.009.50
Draw 2-2
7%
11.0010.00
Barcelona 1-0
6%
13.0011.00
Newcastle 1-0
5%
15.0012.00
Barcelona 2-0
5%
15.0013.00
Barcelona 3-1
5%
17.0015.00
Newcastle 2-0
4%
17.0015.00
Newcastle 3-1
4%
19.0015.00
Barcelona 3-2
4%
21.0017.00
Newcastle 3-2
4%
21.0019.00
Draw 0-0
3%
19.0015.00
Barcelona 3-0
3%
26.0019.00
Newcastle 3-0
2%
29.0021.00
Over 2.5 Goals
66%
1.501.50
Under 2.5 Goals
34%
2.632.45
Home 1st Goal
48%
1.911.95
Away 1st Goal
50%
1.831.91
No 1st Goal
2%
19.0013.00
BTTS - Yes
67%
1.441.48
BTTS - No
33%
2.632.50
BTTS - Home Win
22%
4.334.00
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.004.00
BTTS - Away Win
25%
3.753.70
Home/draw
59%
1.531.55
Away/draw
64%
1.441.48
Home/away
77%
1.291.29
Over 1.5 Goals
85%
1.141.15
Under 1.5 Goals
15%
5.504.80
Over 3.5 Goals
44%
2.202.25
Under 3.5 Goals
56%
1.671.60
Over 4.5 Goals
26%
4.003.80
Under 4.5 Goals
74%
1.251.22
Over 5.5 Goals
13%
6.507.00
Under 5.5 Goals
87%
1.111.08
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1.021.02
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
19.0013.00
Home DNB
52%
1.911.95
Away DNB
57%
1.801.75
Newcastle win to nil
14%
6.00-
Barcelona win to nil
16%
5.50-
Newcastle / Newcastle
20%
4.003.90
Newcastle / Barcelona
4%
21.0019.00
Newcastle / Draw
7%
13.0011.00
Draw / Newcastle
12%
7.006.50
Draw / Barcelona
12%
6.506.50
Draw / Draw
13%
6.506.00
Barcelona / Newcastle
4%
21.0019.00
Barcelona / Barcelona
22%
3.753.60
Barcelona / Draw
7%
13.0011.00
Win / draw / win Champions League table

Newcastle have played 8 matches so far this season and are in 12th position in the league. Newcastle are winless in the 2 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

2 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 game, drawn 1 and won zero. Newcastle have conceded 3 goals, scored 2, scored in every game and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Newcastle have played 5 games at home, winning 4, drawing 0 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 12 goals, conceded 4 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and scored in every home league game.

Barcelona lay in 5th place on 16 points in the Champions League league table having played 8 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored 22 goals and kept 0 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Barcelona have conceded 14 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Barcelona have played 4 away games, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 2.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 2.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Newcastle
Barcelona
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Arsenal88001924 
-
-
-
-
2
Bayern87011421 
-
-
-
-
3
Liverpool86021218 
-
-
-
-
4
Spurs85211017 
-
-
-
-
5
Barcelona8512816 
Mar 10
Mar 17
-
-
6
Chelsea8512716 
-
-
-
-
7
S. Lisbon8512616 
-
-
-
-
8
Man City8512616 
-
-
-
-
9
Real Madrid8503915 
-
-
-
-
10
Inter8503815 
-
-
-
-
11
PSG84221014 
-
-
-
-
12
Newcastle84221014 
-
-
Mar 17
Mar 10
13
Juventus8341413 
-
-
-
-
14
A.Madrid8413213 
-
-
-
-
15
Atalanta8413013 
-
-
-
-
16
Leverkusen8332-112 
-
-
-
-
17
Dortmund8323211 
-
-
-
-
18
Olympiakos8323-411 
-
-
-
-
19
Brugge8314-210 
-
-
-
-
20
Galatasaray8314-210 
-
-
-
-
21
Monaco8242-610 
-
-
-
-
22
Qarabag8314-810 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
1-6F
-
-
23
Bodø8233-19 
-
-
-
-
24
Benfica8305-29 
-
-
-
-
25
Marseille8305-39 
-
-
-
-
26
Paphos8233-39 
-
-
-
-
27
Union SG8305-99 
-
-
-
-
28
PSV822408 
-
-
-
-
29
A.Bilbao8224-58 
-
-
-
-
30
Napoli8224-68 
-
-
-
-
31
Kobenhavn8224-98 
-
-
-
-
32
Ajax8206-136 
-
-
-
-
33
E.Frankfurt8116-114 
-
-
-
-
34
Slavia8035-143 
-
-
-
-
35
Villarreal8017-131 
-
-
-
-
36
Kairat Almaty8017-151 
-
-
-
-
Next round
Play Off
Win / draw / win form
4
Newcastle have won 4 consecutive home european games
3
Barcelona have won 3 consecutive european games
5
Newcastle have not lost in 5 consecutive european games
Newcastle 12TH
20 league games
Home
4
Overall
5
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Barcelona 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
59
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
Goal Statistics

Newcastle United have been reliable in front of goal of late, finding the net in 12 consecutive Champions League games. Their PG of 1.6 against FC Barcelona on Tuesday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Newcastle 12th Barcelona 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 81% probability that Newcastle will score 1 or more goals
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
10%
There is a 83% probability that Barcelona will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
=0
Newcastle’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
=0
Barcelona’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.7
average goals scored
2.0
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Champions League - 2025/2025 season
Newcastle
PG (predicted goals)
Barcelona
1.6
1.8
Attack rating
%
better
NEW
BCN
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
NEW
BCN
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

The line-ups for the Champions League match between Newcastle v Barcelona will show here when available.

Newcastle Champions League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
91033
D BurnA GordonH BarnesM Thiaw
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Woltemade FWD101
-
A Gordon FWD10102
1
-
H Barnes FWD1053
-
M Thiaw DEF91
3
-
D Burn DEF912
2
-
S Tonali MID911
1
-
N Pope  GLK81
-
L Hall DEF8
-
Joelinton MID821
2
-
A Elanga FWD8
1
-
S Botman DEF71
-
K Trippier DEF73
-
J Ramsey MID7
-
J Willock MID71
1
-
L Miley MID71
-
B Guimarães MID7
1
-
J Murphy FWD712
-
Y Wissa FWD411
-
W Osula FWD42
-
T Livramento  DEF3
-
F Schär DEF3
-
A Ramsdale GLK2
1
-
A. Murphy DEF1
-
Barcelona Champions League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8534
J KoundéM RashfordM RashfordL Yamal
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E García DEF8
-
J Koundé DEF821
1
-
G. Martín Langreo DEF8
2
-
M Rashford FWD853
-
P. Cubarsí Paredes DEF7
-
A Balde DEF71
1
-
F. López Marín MID753
2
-
F Jong MID71
3
-
R Lewandowski  FWD72
-
R Araújo DEF6
1
1
D Olmo MID61
1
-
L Yamal FWD633
4
-
F Torres FWD62
-
J García GLK5
-
Pedri MID52
-
M Torras MID5
2
-
Raphinha FWD51
-
A Christensen DEF4
-
M. Bernal Casas MID4
-
R Bardghji FWD41
-
W Szczęsny GLK3
-